The past year has been challenging for everyone, especially frontline teachers. From managing remote learning, social distancing, quarantines and even natural disasters, teachers have gone above and beyond to support their students despite the odds. We at the Steve Landers Auto Group decided to do something to give back and honor these teachers by introducing the Classroom Heroes Award.
At the Steve Landers Auto Group, we take pride in our long history of outstanding service and customer satisfaction. Despite the many challenges of the past year, our dealerships in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri have continued to provide top-rate service to our customers, and our hard work has paid off. We are proud to announce that Steve Landers Toyota of LIttle Rock, Steve Landers Kia of Little Rock and Steve Landers Chevrolet of Norman dealerships have received the 2021 DealerRater Awards.
Toyota partnered up with Subaru and developed the new 2022 Toyota GR 86 which was introduced this month. The 2022 GR 86 is designed for sports performance with a rear-wheel-drive layout and a naturally aspirated flat-four engine offering responsive handling and appealing appearance when out on the road. The new GR 86 is scheduled to launch in Japan in autumn 2021 and expected in the U.S. at the end of this year.
To help expand clean, green, all-electric driving to more places, Jeep recently announced a plan to erect EV charging stations at off-road trailheads around the nation. Partnering with charging station manufacturer Electrify America, Jeep hopes to have dozens of EV Level 2 charging stations installed at popular off-roading spots in the next 12 months.
We're only months away from the arrival of the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX here at Landers CDJR of Little Rock, and
an early indicator of how exciting the TRX is to the automotive world recently revealed itself on March 26 at the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale, AZ, where the first 2021 Ram 1500 TRX produced -- bearing Vehicle Identification Number 001 -- was auctioned for an astounding $410,000.
Toyota has deep ties to Texas, including building the Toyota Tacoma and Tundra in San Antonio. Toyota North America is headquartered there too, so when it was time to give back, it wasn't surprising they jumped in with both feet. To that end, Toyota recently announced that in addition to helping affected Texas Toyota owners defer or delay their payments along with other help, Toyota will pledge $1 million in financial help for communities hurt by the storm. The aid will include benefit a host of non-profit organizations in the state.
Jeep and Jeep Performance Parts has found a solution for those who don't want to blow the doors completely off their current-gen Jeep Wrangler for a little fun in the sun: all-new half-doors that give you a great new look without going completely doorless. Called the "Dual-Door Group," the half-doors will be available for both two- and four-door models of the Jeep Wrangler Sport, Rubicon; Sahara, Rubicon 392 and 4xe beginning this spring.
On January 28, GM CEO Mary Barra announced that GM plans to become "carbon neutral" by 2040, a plan that includes phasing out all gasoline- and diesel-powered light duty vehicles made by General Motors by 2035.
Even though orders for the 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat only opened in November, Dodge recently announced that other than a handful of dealer-allocated units, the entire 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat production run of 2,000 units has already sold out before the first one ever rolled off the assembly line!
While we always love exceeding the expectations of our customers here at Steve Landers Kia of Little Rock, the critics are taking notice of the great things happening at Kia, too. The latest evidence of that: Kia Motors America recently announced that four 2021 Kia Models have been 2021 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Award winners.
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